US 9,541,429 B2 · Systems, methods, and devices for fluid data sensing

Abstract

A fluid sensing device includes an outer body, an inner body coupled to the outer body by one or more inner body support struts and extending at least partially out from the outer body, and an aft body disposed at least partially within the outer body at a location aft of the inner body, the aft body being coupled to the outer body by one or more aft body support struts. The inner body includes a hollow interior for housing one or more inner body sensors, and the aft body houses one or more aft body sensors. The fluid sensing device can measure one or more parameters of fluid flow at high angularity, such as total temperature and total pressure, locally and simultaneously, allowing additional fluid parameters, such as local entropy, to be calculated.

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Dependent claims

A fluid sensing device, comprising:

an outer body having a fore side, an aft side, and an interior space, the outer body including a fluid inlet disposed at the fore side;
an inner body extending at least partially out of the fluid inlet of the outer body along a longitudinal axis;
and
an aft body disposed at least partially within the outer body at a location aft of the inner body, the aft body including an opening oriented toward the fore side of the outer body, and the aft body housing one or more aft body sensors;
wherein the inner body is configured to induce the Coanda effect in at least a portion of a fluid contacting the inner body at an angle transverse to a longitudinal axis of the inner body.

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Systems, methods, and devices for fluid data sensing

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Systems, methods, and devices for fluid data sensing

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Abstract

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